Eric LeGrand Basketball Schedule Sunday, January 14, 2018 @ Kean University BOYS Basketball 11:30 Carteret vs. Sayreville 1:00 New Prov. vs. Bishop Ahr 2:30 Union vs. A.L. Johnson 4:00 Rahway vs. JFK 6:00 Scotch Plains vs. Woodbridge 7:30 Ridge vs. Colonia General Admission : $7.00 SATURDAY, JAN. 20th The Investors Games BOYS Basketball At […]
SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR INNER-CITY CHILDREN FESTIVAL AT KEAN UNIVERSITY SUNDAY, JAN. 7 Girls’: Oak Knoll vs. Roselle Catholic, 10:30 a.m. Boys’: St. Joseph’s, Montvale vs. St. Peter’s Prep, noon Boys’: St. Benedict’s Prep vs. Hudson Catholic, 1:45 p.m. Boys’: St. Mary’s, Elizabeth vs. Roselle Catholic, 3:30 p.m. Boys’: Trenton Catholic vs. Montclair Immaculate, 5:15 p.m. […]
ROSELLE – Subjective: which is the best girls’ basketball team in Union County? Objective: After a total team effort lifted Roselle Catholic to a convincing Watchung Division victory over The Patrick School of Elizabeth there is no denying the Lions made a case Friday night to say that they are. With standout junior center Taniya […]
The Rahway boys’ basketball team captured its own holiday tournament last week by first defeating defending champion Johnson 74-68 and then Gov. Livingston 56-43 in the championship game. Johnson beat Rahway 36-35 in last year’s final. Rahway, which repeated last year as the Union County Conference’s Valley Division champion en route to a 21-4 finish, […]
The Roselle Catholic girls’ basketball team began January perfect at 4-0 after winning its own holiday tournament. The Lions defeated West Orange 46-40 in last week’s championship game two days after beating Matawan 66-39. All-Tournament Team selection Victoria Jacobs scored a team-high 15 points, including seven in the fourth quarter, to help lead the Lions […]
Senior guard Richson was special for the Hilltoppers, producing a game-high 23-point performance
CRANFORD AND WESTFIELD – Both Cranford and Roselle Catholic were in trouble and come crunch time in the fourth quarter each had to display a kind of resiliency if they were to be victorious on Opening Day. The Cougars – at home – and the Lions – on the road – had to reach back […]
Since 2009, Union County has produced at least one state champion, a streak of nine straight seasons. Since 2011 we’ve seen Cranford win its first state championship in the playoff era – the Cougars won again in 2015 – and then we’ve seen three programs win for the first time in a very long time. […]
Now that Hillside has won its first state championship since 1985, here is the list of when was the last year each team in Union County won a football state championship: Plainfield, with a record of 0-4 in finals, Governor Livingston (0-2) and Dayton (0-1) are the only three schools in Union County that have […]
ROSELLE PARK – Roselle Park held on to defeat Roselle 7-6 in the 100th Thanksgiving Day football game played between the neighborhood rivals Thursday morning at Herm Shaw Field. Roselle Park now leads the series, which began in 1915, 51-41-8. Roselle Park defeated Roselle for the first time since 2014 and as a result […]
The Honorary Captains for the 100th Roselle Park-Roselle football game – scheduled for Thanksgiving morning at Roselle Park’s Herm Shaw Field – are John Wagner of Roselle Park and Lou Grasso, Sr. of Roselle. Wagner, a 1969 Roselle Park graduate, was the head coach at Roselle Park from 1981-2005 after serving as an assistant coach […]